File
Extension |
Explanation |
Extract |
with |
Add |
with |
| 7Z |
7-Zip Compressed File |
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| A |
AR Archive |
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| A?? |
ARJ Multi-volume Compressed Archive (?? = 01 to 99) |
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| AAF |
Apple Archive Format |
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| AAR |
Xerox Alto Archives |
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| ACB |
AOL Cab Launcher (Archived Data File) |
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| AC1D |
Archive; AC1D packer format |
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| ACE |
Archive |
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| AIN |
Compressed file Archive created by AIN |
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| AMG |
Compressed file Archive created by AMGC |
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| AP |
Compressed file Archive created by WHAP |
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| ARC |
Compressed Archive; Squash or ARC |
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| ARI |
Compressed file archive created by ARI |
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| ARJ |
Compressed Archive |
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| ARK |
Archive; CP/M; ARC or Quark |
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| ARQ |
Macintosh Compressed Archive |
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| ARX |
Compressed file archive created by ARX |
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| AVX |
Compressed Archive |
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| B64 |
Archive; Base 64 MIME-encoded file |
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| BAG |
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| BAR |
Archive; UNIX |
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| BH |
BlackHole Archive |
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| BHX |
Archive |
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| BLB |
DreamWorks Resource Archive |
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| BLU |
Apple Binary 2 Library Utility Archives |
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| BOL |
Microsoft Booasm Compressed Archive Library |
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| BOO |
Compressed file ASCII Archive created by BOO |
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| BSA |
Compressed file Archive created by BSARC |
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| BSC |
Compressed Apple II file Archive created by BINSCII |
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| BSP |
Quake3 Archive File |
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| BZ2 |
Bzip UNIX Compressed File (.BZ replaced by .BZ2) |
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| BZA |
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| C?? |
WinAce Compressed File |
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| C |
Compressed unix file Archive created by COMPACT |
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| CAB |
Cabinet; Windows Cabinet Compressed Archive |
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| CAZ |
Computer Associates Archive |
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| CMB |
Chromeleon Backup Archive |
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| CPIO |
CoPy In/Out Archive |
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| CPS |
Eye of the Beholder Game Archive |
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| CPT |
Compressed Macintosh file Archive created by Compact Pro or Sinclair QL 'CPT' files |
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| CRU |
Compressed file archive created by Crush |
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| CV |
Archive; Corel Versions Archive |
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| CYP |
Cypherus Encrypted Archive |
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| DAT |
Gunlok Archive; Nascar Racing Archive |
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| DD |
Compressed Macintosh file Archive created by Disk Doubler |
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| DEB |
Debian Linux Package |
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| DMS |
Compressed Amiga file Archive created by Disk Masher |
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| DSK |
Archive for Lotus Smart Suite setup |
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| DWC |
Compressed file Archive created by DWC |
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| DZ |
Dzip Compressed File |
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| ENC |
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| F |
Compressed file Archive created by Freeze |
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| FAR |
The Sims (Maxis) Archive file |
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| GCA |
G Compression Archiver Compressed File |
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| GZ |
Compressed Archive; GNU Zip; GZIP archive; see TGZ (MIME: application/x-gzip) |
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| GZA |
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| HA |
Compressed file Archive created by HA |
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| HAP |
Compressed file archive created by HAP; Hamarsoft Compressed Archive |
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| HPK |
Compressed file Archive created by HPACK |
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| HQX |
Compressed Archive; Macintosh (use BinHex 4.0 to decompress)
(MIME: application/mac-binhex40) |
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| HYP |
Compressed file archive created by Hyper |
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| IAF |
Intersite Archive Data Files |
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| IBM |
Compressed file Archive created by ARCHDOS |
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| ICE |
Archive |
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| IMP |
WinIMP Archive |
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| INP |
Self-extracting Archive |
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| IO |
Compressed file archive created by CPIO |
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| ISH |
Compressed file archive created by ISH |
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| IZE |
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| JAM |
JAM real-time compressor for MSDOS |
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| JAR |
Compressed Archive; contains all files used in a Java applet |
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| LBR |
Compressed file Archive created by LU |
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| LHA |
Compressed Archive; LHARC |
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| LHW |
Compressed Archive; Amiga LHWARP |
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| LHZ |
LHA Compressed Archive File |
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| LIB |
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| LIF |
Archive |
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| LIM |
Compressed file archive created by LIMIT |
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| LNX |
Commodore 64 LyNX Archive |
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| LOK |
Encrypted and compressed archive format (FileWrangler, SecurDesk!, ZipWrangler) |
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| LWA |
LightWorks Archive Material/Scene file |
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| LZH |
Compressed Archive; LHA, LHARC |
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| LZS |
Compressed Archive; LARC |
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| LZW |
Compressed Archive; Amiga LHWARP and others |
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| LZX |
Compressed Archive |
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| MAR |
Archive; Microsoft |
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| MBF |
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| MD |
Compressed file archive created by MDCD |
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| MHK |
Archive; Mohawk archive for the game Riven Broderbund |
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| MIM |
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| MSA |
Atari ST disk image; Magic Shadow Archive |
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| MSX |
CP/M archive |
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| MVA |
Archive; used by MicroSoft, some setup programs |
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| PAK |
Compressed Archive |
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| PIT |
Compressed Macintosh file archive created by Pack-It |
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| PK3 |
American McGee Alice Archive; Quake 3 Arena Archive |
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| PKA |
Compressed file Archive created by PKArc |
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| PP |
Compressed Amiga file archive created by Power-Packer |
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| PUT |
Compressed file Archive created by PUT |
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| Q |
Archive; Quantum |
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| QTA |
Archive; qtar; see TAR |
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| R?? |
RAR Multi-volume Compressed Archive (?? = 00 to 29) |
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| RAR |
Archive; open with WinRAR |
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| RPM |
Redhat Package Management Archive |
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| SAIF |
Archive; geographical data; Spatial Archive Interchange File |
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| SAR |
Compressed file Archive created by SAR |
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| SDA |
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| SDN |
Software Distribution Network compressed file Archive |
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| SEA |
Compressed Archive; Macintosh self-extracting archive; use Stuff-it to decompress |
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| SEC |
Compressed Archive |
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| SFX |
Self-extracting Archive |
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| SH |
UNIX ASCII file archive created by SHAR |
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| SHA |
Archive; UNIX SHAR Bourne shell archive |
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| SHAR |
Same as SHA |
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| SH2 |
Compressed Apple II file Archive created by Shrink-it for Apple |
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| SHK |
Compressed Apple II file Archive created by Shrink-it for Apple |
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| SHR |
UNIX ASCII file Archive created by SHAR |
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| SIT |
Compressed Archive; Stuff-It for Macintosh (MIME: application/x-stuffit) |
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| SP |
Archive; UNIX Splint |
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| SPK |
RISC OS Spark archive files |
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| SPL |
Archive; Splint |
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| SQU |
Squeezed Archive Files |
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| SQZ |
Compressed Archive; Squeeze |
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| STF |
Compressed Archive; Shrink-to-Fit |
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| T |
Tape archive; see TAR |
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| TAR |
Archive; UNIX Tape Archive (TAR files are not compressed, see T, TAZ,TGZ); see QTA (MIME: application/x-tar) |
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| TAZ |
Compressed Archive; TAR Compressed Tape Archive; ZIP format |
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| TBZ |
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| TDO |
TeleDisk Compressed File |
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| TGZ |
ZIP Compressed archive; TAR tape archive (probably compressed); see
GZ (MIME: application/x-compressed) |
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| TOS |
Atari self-extracting archive |
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| TPZ |
Archive; TAR or GNU |
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| TXF |
Compressed file archive created by TAR and FREEZE |
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| TZ |
Compressed Archive; Linux Archive; see TAR |
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| TZB |
Compressed file archive created by TAR - COMPRESS - BTOA |
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| U12 |
UNIX 12-bit Compressed Archive File |
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| U16 |
UNIX 16-bit Compressed Archive File |
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| UC2 |
Compressed Archive; Ultra-Compressor II |
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| UCN |
Compressed Archive; Ultra-Compressor II |
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| UE2 |
Compressed Archive; Ultra-Compressor II Encrypted Archive |
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| UHA |
UHARC Compressed Archive |
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| UNC |
Uncompressed Archive Files |
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| UU |
Compressed ASCII file archive created by UUDE/ENCODE; not necessarily compressed, may be UUE |
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| UUE |
UUE encoded archive; Compressed ASCII file archive created by UUENCODE |
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| W?? |
Divided Compressed File (?? = 01 to 99; used when installs needed to be on individual floppy disks |
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| WAD |
Quake3 Archive File |
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| WAR |
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| WBA |
WinAce Zip File |
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| WFA |
WinFax Pro Archive |
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| WRP |
Compressed Amiga file archive created by Warp |
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| XLA |
Xlib Archive |
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| XPI |
Mozilla Browser Archive (open with any ZIP utility) |
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| XX |
Compressed file ASCII archive created by XXENCODE |
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| XXE |
Compressed file ASCII archive created by XXENCODE |
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| Y |
Compressed Amiga file archive created by YABBA |
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| YZ |
Compressed file archive created by YAC |
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| YZ1 |
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| Z |
Compressed Archive; created with UNIX compress program
(MIME: application/x-compress) |
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| ZABW |
Compressed Archive; G-Zipped AbiWord document |
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| ZFX |
Compressed Archive |
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| ZIP |
Compressed Archive; selects among several algorithms to optimally reduce file sizes; originally created by the late Phil Katz for use with PKZip, now an industry-standard file format (MIME: application/x-zip-compressed)
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| ZLIB |
Archive |
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| ZOM |
Compressed Amiga file archive created by ZOOM |
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| ZOO |
Compressed Archive |
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File
Extension |
Explanation |
Extract |
with |
Add |
with |
| BIN |
CDRWin CD Image |
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| BWI |
Blind Write CD Image |
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| BWS |
Optional Configuration File for Sub-Code |
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| BWT |
Blind Write Control File (Contains the TOC) |
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| C2D |
WinOnCD CD Image |
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| CCD |
CloneCD CD Image |
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| CD |
Philiphs/Optimage's master tool Image |
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| CDI |
DiscJuggler CD Image |
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| CIF |
Easy CDCreator CD Image |
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| CL3 |
Easy CD Creator CD Layout |
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| CPJ |
Abbild with WinOnCD Track |
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| CUE |
CDRWin Cuesheet |
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| DAO |
Duplicator CD Image |
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| FCD |
Virtual CD - ROM, uncompressed |
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| GCD |
Prassi CD Right Plus CD Image |
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| GI |
Prassi PrimoDVD Image |
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| HDBF |
Nero Burning Rom HD Backup File |
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| IMG |
CloneCD CD Image |
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| ISO |
BlindRead CD Image, Easy CD Creator ISO9660 Image, or General CD Image |
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| NHF |
Nero Burning Rom HFS CD Image |
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| NMD |
Nero Burning Rom miniDVD Image |
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| NR3 |
Nero Burning Rom CD-ROM(MP3) Image |
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| NRA |
Nero Burning Rom Audio CD Image |
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| NRB |
Nero Burning Rom CD-ROM(Boot) Image |
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| NRC |
Nero Burning Rom CD-ROM(UDF/ISO) Image |
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| NRD |
Nero Burning Rom DVD-Video Image |
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| NRE |
Nero Burning Rom CD EXTRA Image |
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| NRG |
Nero Burning Rom CD Image |
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| NRH |
Nero Burning Rom CD-ROM(Hybrid) Image |
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| NRI |
Nero Burning Rom CD-ROM(ISO) Image |
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| NRM |
Nero Burning Rom Mixed Mode CD Image |
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| NRS |
Nero Burning Rom CD-ROM(EFI Boot) Image |
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| NRU |
Nero Burning Rom CD-ROM(UDF) Image |
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| NRV |
Nero Burning Rom Video CD Image |
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| NRW |
Nero Burning Rom CD-ROM(WMA) Image |
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| NSD |
Nero Burning Rom Super Video CD Image |
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| P01 |
Gear CD Image |
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| PXI |
Plextools CD Image |
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| RAW |
CD Raw Data |
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| SUB |
BlindWrite / CloneCD subchannel data |
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| TAO |
Duplicator CD Image |
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File
Extension |
Explanation |
Extract |
with |
Add |
with |
| 000 |
Compressed harddisk data with DoubleSpace |
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| 2MG |
Apple II Universal Disk Image |
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| ADF |
Amiga Disk File |
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| ADZ |
GZ-Packed Amiga Disk File |
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| CVF |
Microsoft Drive Space 3 Disk Compressed File |
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| D64 |
Commodore 64 Emulator Disk Image |
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| DC6 |
Apple II DiskCopy 6 Disk Image |
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| DCF |
Disk Image File |
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| DDD |
Apple II Dalton's Disk Disintegrator Disk Image |
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| DDI |
Diskdupe Image file |
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| DMF |
Packed Amiga Disk Image |
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| DMG |
Macintosh OS X Disk Image file |
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| DO |
Apple II Unadorned sector-format file |
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| DSK |
Apple II Disk Image |
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| EDA |
Ensoniq ASR Disk Image |
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| EDE |
Ensoniq EPS Disk Image |
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| EDK |
Ensoniq KT Disk Image |
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| EDQ |
Ensoniq SQ1/SQ2/KS32 Disk Image |
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| EDS |
Ensoniq SQ80 Disk Image |
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| EDV |
Ensoniq VFX-SD Disk Image |
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| EUI |
Ensoniq EPS Family Compacted Disk Image |
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| GHO |
Symantec Ghost Disk Image File |
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| GHS |
Symantec Ghost Disk Image Span file |
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| GKH |
Ensoniq EPS Family Disk Image |
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| HDV |
Apple II Unadorned sector-format file |
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| IMA |
Floppy Disk Image |
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| IMG |
Apple II Copy II Plus Disk Image |
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| MSA |
Atari Disk Image |
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| NB2 |
Apple II Unadorned nibble-format file |
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| NIB |
Apple II Unadorned nibble-format file |
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| PO |
Apple II Unadorned sector-format file |
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| PQI |
PowerQuest Disk Image |
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| RAW |
Apple II Unadorned sector-format file |
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| SDK |
Apple II ShrinkIt (NuFX) compressed disk image or Roland S-series Floppy Disk Image |
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| SHK |
Apple II ShrinkIt (NuFX) compressed disk image |
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| ST |
Atari Disk Image |
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| TD0 |
Disk Image File (Teledisk) |
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| XDF |
Floppy Disk Image created by XDFCOPY |
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